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1 brightness
noun strălucire -
2 brilliance
1) (brightness: the brilliance of the moon.) strălucire2) (cleverness: his brilliance as a surgeon.) pricepere -
3 lustre
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4 faint
[feint] 1. adjective1) (lacking in strength, brightness, courage etc: The sound grew faint; a faint light.) slab2) (physically weak and about to lose consciousness: Suddenly he felt faint.) slăbit2. verb(to lose consciousness: She fainted on hearing the news.) a leşina3. noun(loss of consciousness: His faint gave everybody a fright.) leşin- faintly- faintness -
5 gloss
[ɡlos] 1. noun(brightness or shininess on the surface: Her hair has a lovely gloss; ( also adjective) gloss paint.) strălucire; strălucitor2. verb(to make a glossary: The student glossed the difficult terms in order to understand the article.)- glossary- glossy
- glossiness
- gloss over -
6 light
I 1. noun1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.) lumină2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) lumină3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) foc4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) lumină2. adjective1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.) luminos2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.) deschis3. [lit] verb1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.) a lumina2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.) a (se) aprinde•- lighten- lighter- lighting
- lighthouse
- light-year
- bring to light
- come to light
- in the light of
- light up
- see the light
- set light to II1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) uşor2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) uşor3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) uşor4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) mai uşor cu5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) uşor6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) suplu7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) uşor8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) uşor9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) moale, afânat•- lightly- lighten- light-headed
- light-hearted
- lightweight
- get off lightly
- make light of
- travel light III = light on - past tense, past participle lit [lit] - verb(to find by chance: While wandering round the town, we lit on a very cheap restaurant.) -
7 shine
1. past tense, past participle - shone; verb1) (to (cause to) give out light; to direct such light towards someone or something: The light shone from the window; The policeman shone his torch; He shone a torch on the body.)2) (to be bright: She polished the silver till it shone.)3) ((past tense, past participle shined) to polish: He tries to make a living by shining shoes.)4) ((often with at) to be very good (at something): He shines at games; You really shone in yesterday's match.)2. noun1) (brightness; the state of being well polished: He likes a good shine on his shoes; a ray of sunshine.) strălucire2) (an act of polishing: I'll just give my shoes a shine.) lustruire•- shining- shiny
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8 sparkle
1. noun1) (an effect like that made by little sparks: There was a sudden sparkle as her diamond ring caught the light.) scânteiere2) (liveliness or brightness: She has lots of sparkle.) strălucire2. verb1) (to glitter, as if throwing off tiny sparks: The snow sparkled in the sunlight.) a scânteia2) (to be lively or witty: She really sparkled at that party.) a străluci•
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